...Oh...HERE'S Our White Christmas...

Happy Snow Day!

It is indeed snowing COPIOUS amounts in Philadelphia.  Our mayor declared it a snow emergency.  All my jobs were cancelled the rest of today and tomorrow as well.  So I have a lot of time to do the things I didn't believe I had time for.

I'm in the midst of transcribing audio-recordings for a theatre in Trenton.  I've done this sort of thing before, transcribing hours and hours of dialogue that may be used in an upcoming production....which is super cool.  I've learned so much about, just, people and the way they live.  

The other company I transcribed for interviewed elderly people that were in an acting troupe together.  The interviews were mainly about their memories and I must admit I found myself seeing their stories in my head while they talked.   Some of them painted pictures with their words.  They spoke romantically of the first time they met their husbands.  One woman talked about how she basically forced her way into going to UPenn for her Masters and Ph.D., it was empowering.  A man, a previous dog owner, talked about how he almost shoved a homeless guy in front of a moving bus in Manhattan, on purpose.  The homeless man walked away with the dog while it was tied up in front of a pharmacy while the man was inside.  When the man walked out and saw that his dog was missing he snapped.  And then...he almost pushed a homeless guy in front of a moving bus in Manhattan....on purpose.  

This round of transcriptions is about very different things, but still about life experiences.  I'll talk more on that later.

Also today I researched how to set up a quick and affordable home recording studio.  I have a mic that isn't the best quality but it's what I have for now and I need to find a way that I can set up the mic really quickly and go.  Tomorrow will be the day...that I conquer the mini home studio.  Or at least I'll get partially there...you know, because of the snow and all...  

Because my work was cancelled I'll have time to work on my construction project and the transcriptions.  Crossing my fingers that I can get to Bikram tomorrow (LOVING IT, by the way).  And just getting rest and taking care of myself.  Looking forward to a super recharge tomorrow.  More good news is on the way........

Alrighty, it's time to make some dinner and then transcribe!

Love and peace, 

-Cindy

New Year, New Me?

Greetings all!

I'm in Starbucks right now, with the scent of mocha wafting through the air.  The floor-to-ceiling windows fogged from the humidity of the air.  The rain gently misting over the city.  It's peaceful.  After working at this Starbucks for a month I can officially say that this Starbucks in particular breathes through the day.  There's a constant flow of people but the flow of people varies, lines form and then they order and drift away.  It's like being inside an organ, a beating heart almost.

Well it's 2014.  I can say that I'm happy the holiday season is over, even though I was looking forward to it all month and then it came and went so quickly I barely had time to acknowledge that it was in fact Christmas time in the first place.  The holidays are over, I ate all the turkey stuffing, Santa's back taking a nap, and I am preparing for 2014.

Preparing you may ask?  Almost like I'm nesting.  Like 2014 is my baby and I'm creating a happy home for it to be birthed into.  2014 is my year.  To re-imagine my career, to reach those tough life goals that I was too chicken-poop to do in my early twenties.

First of all, tomorrow is a big, important day for me.  I am going to NYC and recording my demo with Peter Rofe.  I am THRILLED.  Beyond...anything emotion I can quantify.  I am looking forward to working on my craft all day tomorrow.  Really digging deep and finding my voice even more so.  You never stop learning.  I always have to remind myself of that.

Secondly, I'm proud to announce that I am in a show with EgoPo in May called GINT.  Based on Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.  I am playing The Woman.  Any other actors have "woman" or "girl" or "performer" listed a bunch of times on your resume?  I certainly do.  That aside I'm working with a fantastic cast and director.  Again, I can't wait to dig deep.

I had to take a break from going to NYC for classes for a bit because of paying for Peter's class and how busy my schedule was.  But now that I'm in the clear I can start going back up there and spending more time getting back into meeting people and getting feedback.  It's hard to have your finger on the pulse all the time.  You get caught up in one thing and then you lose track of the various other things.  It ebbs and flows.  Like a beating heart.  Or, if you will, a Starbucks.

I'm happy, I'm starting bikram yoga which is terrifying and rewarding at the same time.  I'm on an unlimited first month so I can try it out and see how I like it.  So far I'm liking it a lot.  I think mixing it up with my weight lifting and walking I could really get healthy.  Which is all that I really want to do.  I just want to be healthy.  The holidays wore me out, so again, it's part of the nesting process.  My 2014 baby.

I must finish up some work before heading to yoga in a bit.  You never stop learning and you never stop achieving.

In love and creativity,

-Cindy